49. The Court finds that the manner in which the domestic courts evaluated the
evidence relating to the Applicant’s identification does not disclose any
manifest error or miscarriage of justice to the Applicant. The Court therefore
dismisses this allegation.
B. Allegation relating to the discriminatory assessment of evidence
50. The Applicant alleges that the manner in which the Court of Appeal arrived
at his conviction through assessing the evidence tendered, violated his right
to non-discrimination.
51. The Respondent State did not file a response.
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52.
Article 2 of the Charter provides:
Every individual shall be entitled to the enjoyment of the rights and
freedoms recognised and guaranteed in the present Charter without
distinction of any kind such as race, ethnic group, colour, sex,
language, religion, political or any other opinion, national and social
origin, fortune, birth or any status.
53. The Court observes that the onus lies on the Applicant to prove his claim
but that he failed to substantiate it.13 The Court also notes that nothing on
the record demonstrates that the Applicant suffered any discrimination in
the proceedings before the Court of Appeal. The Court notes that the Court
of Appeal applied its law and jurisprudence in its assessment of the case to
avert any peril of injustice. In this regard, the Court is satisfied that the
Applicant has not proven that he was discriminated against and thus
dismisses the claim.
13
Alex Thomas v. Tanzania (merits) (2015) 1 AfCLR 465, § 140.
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